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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22
PAYSoN DEFENDS SPARKS.
How the Cattle Companies Have Grabbed
the National Domain.


WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 22-Payson, of
Illinois, said good word for Land Com
missioner Sparks during the debate on the
disagreement between senate and house on
the bill repeating the presumption, timber
culture and desert land laws in the house
Monday. Laird of Nebraska, Perkins of
Kansas and others had vigorously attacked
Sparks administration OF his Office, and ad-
gocated the senate's proposal to put the de-
ciSlon Of disputed en- tries of land out of the
hands of the commissioner and into the
courts. Payson said that politically he had
never held an iota of sympathy with the man
who occupied the position of commissioner
of the general land Office. He did not stand
here as Mr.. Sparks defender politically, but
he did know that the commissioner had been
endaavOring to do his duty as an executive
officer. Replying to the objection that the
bill woul1 b. in the interest of the cattle
companies, and the assertion made in the
senate that the special agents never assailed
the title Of cattle syndicates, he read from
the record of the land office to show that re-
Gently lisp entries, covering $50, so acres,
claimed by cattle companies, had been can
celed in section of country which could be
-ONti Cd " bhe manu- VI map VI
the United States
Referring to the abuses which existed
under the present law, he stated that one
cattle company-the head of which was in
the gallery listening to him-owned and con-
trolled an extent of territory fifty by 80
miles, in area larger than the whole state of
Rhode Island. This company was composed
largely of foreigners. and an American citi-
zen could not rest his foot upon this large
area of which the government had been
robbed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22
DISCUSSING The GAG LAW.


Beginning of the Debate ON Procedure
In the British Commons.
LONDON, Feb 22-The debate on reform
Of procedure in the commons began Monday
night William Henry Smith, in moving
the first of the procedure resolutions, said
the speaker was at present empowered to ex-
press his opinion as to the time and ter
mination of debate. The government now
proposed that upon a motion demanding
cloture the speaker be empowered to take a
vote of the house, and it is also proposed
that standing committees on special business
be appointed, and that the power Of the
speaker to rule on questions of adjournment
be increased.
Gladstone expressed doubt that the house
would be able to finish the discussion of the
rules of procedure without modifying the
speakers ruling in the case of Dillon that 8
subject could not be discussed if a previous
notice of motion relating thereto was
already on the speakers minutes. The pro-
posal of the government, he asserted, was
practically useless Upon what principle, he
asked, could the speaker give or withhold his
consent TO clotures
Replying to an inquiry by Parnell the
speaker said that members speaking to the
general character Of the rules would not be
en- titled afterward to move amendments. +.
P. OConnor moved to adjourn. Motion re
jscted After further debate it was agreed,
upon the suggestion of Smith, that members
speaking to the main question should not be
debarred from subsequently Offering amend
ments.
Parnell contended that the new rules
would not in any respect facilitate shisiness,
but, on the contrary would only have the
object to produce evaporation, and pre-
dicted that the Conservatives would at no
distant day bitterly regret that they had pro-
pcsed them
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22
A Druggists Biunder.

Talking about the accidental killing OF
people, said gentleman who holds re-
sponsible position in the railroad employ.
81 had narrow escape from being on the
list of killers 1t was when | was clerk
in drug store. One night a doctor
came and woke me out of a sound sleep
to prepare morphine powders for an told
Mexican named Francisco, who had been
sick for some time weighed out the
morphine and put it up according to
direction, but thought while | was doing
so that the powder seemed to be unusual
ly large. Next morning, when | was ar
ranging things n the store. | found that
there was a ten grain weight i'll the scale
beneath the one the prescription called
for, and each of those powders was ten
grains too Target
"A cold chill ran down my back when
realized the mistake, for it meant almost
certain death. A short time afterward
the doctor cane in, and ! thought my
time had come Br2ciug up as well as
possible, asked: How is Francisco this
morning. doctor: He's deadr Did
those powders kill him. stammered out,
and in fear and trembling awaited the
answer, but the first word relieved me-
No. the powders had nothing to do with
it. He died half an hour before they got
theTer Sacramento Record-Union.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22
SCANDALS IN INDIANA.


Both Houses of the Legislature Kicking
officials Overheard.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb 9. The house com
mittee on the Jeffersonvilie prison investiga.
ton will present report showing that War
den Jack Howard is s20, 900 short in his ac.
counts as warden, and s3), 900 in supplies AMI
appropriations, and that the prison is ioath-
SOME with lice and bedbugs
Startling Developments in the insane hos
pital are promised It is reported that SD
perintendent Fletcher will make q clean
breast, involving the trustees and several
local politicians in the scandalous mislnan-
agement. The sensational DEVELOPMENTS in
the state institutions are stirring up the ID e.
foundest Indignation, and clean sweep %.
the present management is demanded
AS result of the investigation both parties
are making haste to kick the directors of the
prison overheard. The Democrats of the senate
introduced bill empowering the governor
with the advice and consent of the senate tc
appoint new boari of directors at once,
and the Republicans of tue house introduced
concurrent resolution. asking the i'm
mediate resignation of the directors Of the
prison, and of the trustees of the insane
hospital, and calling for a joint convention
of the two houses to meet March and elect
successors In each house the minority
sought to delay action, and the senate bill
was engrossed and ordered printed, the at
tempt to pass it under a suspension of the
rules having failed. The house resolution
was adopted by party vote, the Demo crats
denouncing the action as premature, in view
of the fact that the committee had not re-
ported, ani the resolution must therefore be
based alone on rumor
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22
LAYING OUT A POLICY.



LONDON, Feb "a meeting of Conserva-
tive members of parliament was held Mon
day to discuss the line of policy to be pur-
sued during the present. session of paria-
ment and to exchange views regarding the
different measures to be brought forward by
the government Several members urged
that local government bill to apply to the
whole OF Great Britain be presented I'M
mediately after the p ocedure rules the pro-
visions of the bill TO be drawn on popular
basis SO as to meet the requirements of the
various sections of the country. Mr.. E. De
Lisle, member of parliament for Middle
Leicestershire, and Roman Catholic Con
sentative, denounced Archbishop Croke for
advising the non-payment of taxes by the
Irish people, and said he would like a jury Of
English Roman Catholics to try Archbishop
Croke on a charge of high treason i'll Lon
don. Mr.. De Lisle'S remarks were received
with cheers.
Lord Salisbury, in an address to the confer.
ence, said Lord Churchilrs secession from the
cabinet was undoubtedly loss to the Tory
party, while the Ri. Hon. George J. Goschen's
acceptance of office greatly strengthened it.
The time had now arrived when the house of
commons should proceed to serious business,
and he hoped the new procedure rules, when
adopted, would restore the commons to q
capacity for work and its former reputation
of courtesy, after which the government
would be able to deal with the question Of
ireland, local government. aud other impor'
tant measures pressing for recognition. In
conclusion the premier said he hoped the
present law would be sufficient TO cope wit b
disorder in Ireland. In any case, action on
all bills will be postponed until after the new
rules of procedure have received the final de-
cision of parliament respecting their adop-
ton The estimates of the present. budget
will not be presented until the first week in
April He predicted that the Conser vatives
would roman long in office.
Lord Salisbury said that the mere pro-
claiming of the National league would prove
ineffective unless the government had law
to enforce. There was at present no officia
instrument or statute by which yelled re
bellion could be dealt with, and the first Irish
business shou Id be to strengthen the present
laws governing that section. Rebellion had
been carried out in Ireland by a systematic
fraud, recommended by the highest religious
teachers in the land
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22

Sioux CITY, Iowa, Feb. 2s-The closing
of saloons here has had the reverse effect OF
that anticipated. Never IN the history Of th,
city has there been SO healthy boom us al
present Saturday $l5O,OO0 worth of real
estate changed hands, and Monday fully
SOS, 600 of business lots and residence trans
fers were made The city is filled with
strangers ready to invest and seeking bust
ness locations Rooms occupied by saloons
are rented at advanced figures, and property
of all classes is greatly approaching.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb 22-Congress-
man John NJ. Glover and Miss Katharine
Augusta Patten vera married Monday night
at the residence of the brides mother, in the
presence of several hundred friends. The
ceremony took place in the magnificent
drawing-room of the Patten mansion on
Massachusetts avenue. Father Chappelle, Of
St Mathews church, officiated, assisted by
the Rev. DR.. Mooney, of Newburgh, N. Y.
The reception was a very brilliant affair.
The foreign legations, official, literary and
social circles were all represented. The Pres
ident and Mrs. Cleveland, although invited,
were unable to attend. Mr.. and Mrs Glover
left Washington at 10 O'Clock p. m, enron tt
to San Francisco, via New Orleans.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22

NEW YORK World: A democratic house
having already voted SIC, 000 600 for SOL
diers' pensions for the current year and
thrown sop of $4,000, 900 or so to the
Mexican veterans, the party cannot be
charged with any lack of regard for the
soldiers if the president snail prevent by
his veto the outrageous extravaganza in
volved in the bill now before him. Indeed,
the truly patriotic soldiers are opposed to
being classed with mercenaries and beg
gars, as they are under this bill.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22

CHICAGO, Feb. 22.-The city press has dur
ing the past week published columns of mat
ter relating to the conduct of Cook county
affairs by the commissioners thereof, and the
publications indicate a state of things fully
equal in villainy to the Tweed business in
New York. Comparatively little is known
of the facts, except that in purchasing sup
plies very high prices have been paid, and
the presumption is that the profits have bsen
divided with the officials The states at
torney has been busy, so it is stated, for q
week or more investigating the matter; his
assistant is reported as saying: ave have
added several important links in the chain of
evidence, but just what they are am not at
liberty to say. The investigation will soor
be over and will then come before the public
in the natural way"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22

MADISON, Wis, Feb. 2a.-Monday night
being the last session at which ne W business
could he introduced in the legislature the
desks of reading clerks in both houses Were
fairly showed under by bills, 400 being in.
PRODUCED III the house and 200 in the senate
In the asse mbly labor reformers were sur.
priSed to find presented great number OF
numerou5ly-signed remonstr ances from
farmers and lumbermen against any change
in the present system of leasing convict
la hor
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22
WORKED WIDESPREAD RUIN.
Great Loss of Human Life and Enorm Gus
Loss of Stock in the Western Blizzard.

Great Loss of Human Life and Enorm Gus
Loss of Stock in the Western Blizzard
Butte, NJ T., Feb. - As reports from diff
ferent ranges come III it is found that the
weather was more severe than even re ported
The loss OF Life will probably reach twenty
five persons. Tbs cattle loss is estimated at
from % to - per cent Cusher, Meagher,
Choteau AMI Yellowstone counties contain
about half the cattle IN the territory, or at IA
low estimate 100000 cattle at an average
price Of So per head. The banks of Helena
Will lie sufferers to the amount Of 1920. %"
loaned and advanced TO cattlemen.
The loss in sheep is likewise heavy Hay
Bros, at Gsyser Springs, lost flock of 40.
60 sheep in one storm The sheep getting
t.stray from the herder IN the blizzard be
came scattered and ten days atterward they
were found frozen to death. A ranchmau
named Peterson, on Maple Greek, III the Sun
River country, had his harler tuke j, GJg
sheep ont in the morning. A heavy storm com
ing on, the animals began to stampede The
herder, ho wever stuck to them, althgus
part of the time h could only see fifteen OF
twenty sheep on account Of the binding
storm. He stayed with them for forty-eigh
hours, when relief party found him a.
most dead and only few hundred sheer
left. The herder had to have his fingers and
toes amputated. Several lives were lost III
the Cuur d. Alene country.
Reports from Fort Benton SHOW dsplpra-
be state of affairs. Coal is $50 per ton, Goa
oil s. for three gallon can, -four ~ lr-r
sack, potatoes can not BE- had. green c1t
poles sell readily at &l2 to SIS The Cr"-,
Indians say there hos not been such Il WIN 81
for thirty years Us the present ole Ia.
was one then when the sa9w lay on til b..-
toms and IN the coulaes i've feet deep IN.
Crows were then wealthy and owned count
less ponies which were smJthered IN the
snow.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22

A btdstead which cost SIC, coo would
be a curiosity anywhere. Such was the
price paid, am told, by Mr. and Mrs
Whitney for the bed stead at their house
in New York on which Col Oliver Payne
sleeps Whitney's friends here say that
after his fatherin-law had made him u
present of this house in New York he
complained that he could not keep if:
that it took more money than he could
earn TO pay the taxes keep servants and
sustain the place. Thereupop Col Oliver
Payne. who WIS bachelor, gave his
sister 81 coo, 09G to 90 to housekeeping
New York Letter
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22
THEY OWN WHOLE STATES.
ASTONISHING SIZE OF SOME OF THE
CATTLE RANCHES
Noted by Payson While Saying a Good
terway Bill Passed Admiral Porter
States Some Startling Facts-senator

States Some Startling Facts-Senator
Fairs Seed NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 22-Numerous
petitions from G. A r. posts in favor of the
dependent pensions bill We're presented in the
senate Monday. A bill was reported to for
felt the Ontonagon land grant in Wisconsin
The river and harbor bill was then considered
in committee of the whole, and an amend
ment agreed to providing that the Missouri
river appropriation be expended under direc-
ton of the secretary of war Sioux City
was added as one of the points at which half
of the appropriation must be expended, aud
then after few unimportant changes the
bill was reported to the senate and passed
without division. Consideration was re-
sumed of the oil to Incorporate the Nicara-
qua canal company. After some opposition
by Vest, who doubted whether the company
had any concessions from the Nicaraguan
government, the bill was passei-yeas, S.;
nays, Berry, Coke, Jones of Arkansas,
Maxey and Vest. Conferrees were then ap-
pointed on the river and harbor bill and
Riddlebergr moved that in honor Of the
memory OF the father of his country the
senate adjourn over Tuesday This was de
!estitti, tiie senate went into executive session
and few minutes later adjourned.
A batch of memorials from Maine G. A.
r posts in favor of the passage ever the
veto of the dependent pensions bill was pre-
sented in the house, and memorial from
the Rhode Island Peace society opposing AK
penditures for war purposes. The elections
committee reported in the case of Kidd VS.,
Steele, of Indiana, in favor of the sitting
member the report was unanimous.
The conference report on the presumption,
timber culture and desert land law repeal
bill was taken up and the difference between
the houses stated to be whether the land com.
missioner or the courts should decide dis.
puted points relating to land entries, the sem
ate insisting on the courts. A lively debate
ensued, Perkins of Kansas, Doherty of Flor
Ida, and Laird of Nebraska vigorously at
lacking Commissioner Sparks, and Payson
of Illinois defending him, and declaring that
he was endeavoring to do his duty ami pre-
vent land grabbing. The report was agreed
TO and another conference ordered After
ordering that hereafter the house meet at IL
a. IN, ad tournment was taken.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22
AN AMERICAN CANAL.
Provisions of the Nicsraguan Canal Bill
Passed by the Senate.

WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. 1.-The Mica
raguan canal bill passed Monday by the sen,
ate, Incorporates Frederick Billing, Charles P
DAILY, II. l.. Hotchkiss Francis A Stout, ".
E. Franklin, Daniel Ammen, and their asso-
clateS as the Maritime Canal Company of
Nicaragua, with the principal office in New
York city The capital stock is to be not
less than $50, coo 900 nor more than SlO5, 000,-
90. Ten per cent is to be payable when sub
scriptions to the capital stock are made, and
future payments are TO be made as the board
Of directors may determine. A limit is fixed
for all charges, dues, and towage, which are
20 I've reasonable. The United States is to
exercise such control over the canal as pro-
vided for by treaty with Nicaragua, and not
Inconsistent with any treaty Obligations of
the United States with any power, and is to
enjoy It's unobstructed use lat half-ratesD for
troops, munitions OF war. and mails.
The charter Is voided if $4,000, 90 of the
stock is not subscribed and 10 per cent act
ualiy paid in within two years, Or if work on
the canal is not actually commenced within
four years Of the passage of the act.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22

REV. DE Ia MATyR and of those promi-
nently m, ntioned for permanent president
are Mayor George S Bower. If EIgin, HIS ;
Col Jesse Harper, vt Danv lie, HIS; c. L,
Cunningham. of Little Rock; Gen. r. S
Heath, of Chicago, and J. II. Allen, of ferre
Haute, Ind
The prin cipal work of the convention will
be the adoption of platform, and there
promises to be an exciting tims over the
leading planks. Some delegates favor the
Henry George theories, but the granger ee-
ment and Greenback mea in the convention
will oppose their adoption. A strong effort
will be made 10 secure planks in favor of
government control of the railroads and
telegraphs. The general sentiment among
the many delegates is that such platform
| will >be adopted as will unite all the labor,
Greenback. farmer and soldier elements into
one grand union party that will eventually
take the place Of one or the other of the two
| Old parties.
Many of the delegates favoring the Henry
George movement held a meeting az 9 O'Clock
Monday afternoon and decided to enter tn,
| convention as such. They will enieavor to
have a plank in the platform favoring the
ideas advanced by Mr.. George
THE GREENBACKERS
| The executive committee OF the nation al
Greenback committee met at / a. m. Mon
day. The chairman. E. II. Gillette, of Iowa,
stated that the OBJ iect of the meeting was to
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22

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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22

AshINGToS CITY, Feb. 22-In the Texas
investigation Monday Carl Scheutze, 81 years
age. white Republican and one of the ne
p2nEialists, testified that ne YVES formerly the
publisher of an independent German paper
at Brenham. He left there in December last
as he believed his life to be in great danger.
He had attacked the methods of the Demo
Gratis in his paper. He had written of the
custom Of the Democrats in summoning iu.
ries who would not do justice to Republicans,
and charged that the courts were run in the
interest of the rowdy element He had been
told by Mr. Bryan, a Democrat, that if he
continued to live in BRENNAN the Democrats
would kill him. Bryan had offered him 500
or $500 for his paper. He wanted s., COO.
left BRENNAN the night Bryan talked to him.
He returned afterward, wound up his bust,
ness and stated paper in Galveston. As he
left BRENNAN three shots were fired at the
train, and stone was thrown at the car
window On cross-examination witness said
that he had sold his paper for 500 to his
creditors. believing that men were after him
to murder him.
The remainder OF the session was simply o
repetition Of former testimony and devel
oped nothing new.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22

AMONG the measures which Prince Bis
marck is going to introduce in the new
reichstag, besides his septennate bill, will
be several acts creating important mo-
nopolies, an act to suspend universal
suffrage and one to suspend the coustitu
ton. The outlook for civil liberty in a
country where the government would
presume to bring such measures before
the attention of parliament is not Psrtic
ularly encouraging.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22
A Good Risk for a Life Policy.

DEs MONIES, Feb. - Edward BIZ ehtel,
engaged in hosting coal at the Polk County
mines, went to the shaft to get some coal
Sunday. Tbs cover had been left off and
Brehtel fell into the shaft, striking large
coal bucket about sixty feet down, breaking
the inch iron handle which held it, ami fall.
ing with the bucket 300 feet further He wa.
found an hour after ward with his left leg
broken, the right one horribly cut and his
bead gashed. He finally regained conscious.
ness and physicians think he will surely re-
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-22

LITcHFIELD, Ills, Feb. pa sad acct
dent occurred in this city Sunday night, by
which one person was burned to death and
another fatally injured. A lamp in the
hands of Mrs. William Maxey exploded
while she was going upstairs preparatory to
retiring for the night, and scattered its con-
tents over her clothing, which became ig.
nited and envelopsd her in a sheet OF fame.
Upon hearing her cries for help, Mr.. Maxey
rushed to her assistance, and in attempting
to extinguish the flames was fatally burned.
When assistance arrived, Mrs. Ma1ey had
been burned TO death.